Every liquidation feels like a paid lesson the market has taught me.

I still remember that late night. The position on the screen was once again wiped out, and I stared at that shocking number, yet I didn’t feel heartache anymore. In just half a year, this was the seventh time. At that moment, I realized that surviving in this market is never about how much you can make in a single trade, but whether you know when to exit without hesitation.

Today, I want to talk about this "rolling position" strategy, which is not some fanciful theory, but something proven time and again with real money.

**Having died seven times, I finally understand: the core of "rolling" is not "rolling," but "waiting."**

I once thought that rolling positions meant constantly adding to my position and chasing every fluctuation. But what happened? Fees became my nightmare, and I became cannon fodder in the market.

The turning point came from a simple realization: truly profitable traders spend 90% of their time watching, and only 10% placing actual orders.

There was a market surge last year. I noticed signs of abnormality two weeks before the move, but I didn’t act. It wasn’t until that morning, when a key resistance level was broken with high volume—three times the previous day’s volume—that I decisively entered the market. The last wave of this move gained 30 times, and I caught the most profitable middle segment. Most of those eager to jump in early were shaken out during the volatility.

Waiting is not idleness. I set a rule for myself: whenever I feel impulsive to open a position, I must hold my phone and watch the K-line for 15 minutes. Just this simple step helped me filter out 90% of the junk orders.

**Rolling in practice: using profits to build risk control**

Rolling is not a gambler’s gamble, but using existing profits to increase position size. Here’s how I do it:

After entering the first position successfully, instead of rushing to add to the existing position, I wait until the profit from the first trade reaches 50% of my target, then use that profit to open a second position. What’s the benefit? Even if the second position gets liquidated, the principal remains. The secret to surviving in this market for so long is always leaving yourself an escape route.

Does this logic sound conservative? But I’ve seen too many aggressive traders, whose profits from one move are often completely wiped out in the next. Conversely, those seemingly stable strategies actually earn compound returns amid risk.

Now, I have evolved from "pursuing every big profit" to "seeking stable growth every year." With a changed mindset, my account truly begins to grow.